Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yɨyɨ

This Proto-Mixtec entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mixtec

Etymology

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Noun

*yɨyɨ

1. white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ìì
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yɨ́yɨ̀
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yiyī
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yíyi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yɨyɨ
• ⇒ Ayutla Mixtec: ki̱ti̱i
• ⇒ Teposcolula Mixtec: teyeye

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “45) tejón / coatí / *yɨyɨ”